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Table 2 Characteristics of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia hospital-acquired pneumonia

From: Outcomes of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia hospital-acquired pneumonia in intensive care unit: a nationwide retrospective study

Variables

Total N = 282

Monomicrobial pneumonia (S. maltophilia only) (n, (%))

117 (41.6)

Other microorganisms identified (polymicrobial) (n, (%))

Acinetobacter baumanii

7 (4.3)

Citrobacter spp.

7 (4.3)

Enterobacter spp.

30 (18.3)

Enterococcus spp.

6 (3.7)

Escherichia coli

25 (15.2)

Haemophilus

3 (1.8)

Hafnia alvei

3 (1.8)

Klebsiella spp.

25 (15.2)

 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

3 (1.8)

 Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

13 (7.9)

Morganella morganii

1 (0.6)

Proteus spp.

7 (4.3)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

49 (29.9)

Serratia spp.

8 (4.9)

Streptococcus spp.

1 (0.6)

 Others

10 (6.1)

S. maltophilia pneumonia-related manifestations (n, (%))

 Associated bacteremia

20 (7.1)

 Associated empyema thoracis

25 (8.9)

 Associated septic shock

123 (43.6)

Total number of days of norepinephrine infusion (median [IQR])

0 [0–6]

Severity of pneumonia

 Oxygenation level regarding S. maltophilia HAP (n, (%))

  Hypoxemia with PaO2/FIO2 > 300 mmHg with PEEP ≥ 5 cmH2O

45 (16)

  Mild ARDS

98 (34.7)

  Moderate ARDS

101 (35.8)

  Severe ARDS

36 (12.7)

 Prone positioning (n, (%))

13 (4.6)

 ECMO requirement

15 (5.3)

  Veno-venous

8 (53.3)

  Veno-arterial

7 (46.7)

  1. Data is presented as number (%) or median [IQR]. Mild ARDS (200 mmHg < PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 mmHg with PEEP ≥ 5 cmH2O), moderate ARDS (100 mmHg < PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 200 mmHg with PEEP ≥ 5 cmH2O), severe ARDS (PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 100 mmHg with PEEP ≥ 5 cmH2O)
  2. S. maltophilia, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; ARDS, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, was defined according to the Berlin definition; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure